#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Assorted utilities.
"""
def mf(obj, term):
"""
Searches through the methods defined for obj,
looks for those containing the term passed.
Prints all matches or 'No matches' if none found.
Initial version improved by Jason R. Coombs:
https://svn.jaraco.com/jaraco/python/jaraco.util/jaraco/lang/python.py
>>> mf(set, "diff")
['difference', 'difference_update', 'symmetric_difference', 'symmetric_difference_update']
"""
methods = dir(obj)
term = term.lower()
result = [m for m in methods if term in m.lower()] or 'No matches'
return result
def obinfo(obj):
"""
Print useful information about object.
From http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-pyint.html
Initial version improved by Jason R. Coombs:
https://svn.jaraco.com/jaraco/python/jaraco.util/jaraco/lang/python.py
"""
if hasattr(obj, '__name__'):
print "NAME: ", obj.__name__
if hasattr(obj, '__class__'):
print "CLASS: ", obj.__class__.__name__
print("ID: ", id(obj))
print("TYPE: ", type(obj))
print("VALUE: ", repr(obj))
print("CALLABLE:", ['No', 'Yes'][callable(obj)])
if hasattr(obj, '__doc__'):
doc = getattr(obj, '__doc__')
doc = doc.strip()
topfive = doc.split('\n')[0:4]
print "DOC: ", "\n".join(topfive)
else:
print "No docstring. Yell at the author."
